Princess Kate Middleton and Prince William allegedly won’t attend the annual Easter church service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, which is traditionally attended by all key members of the royal family, including William’s recuperating father, King Charles III via US Magazine.
The Mirror and HELLO! reported on Thursday, April 17th, that Kate, and William, would not be joining other royals for the Sunday, April 20th, holiday at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. A source told the outlet that the couple are “choosing to spend time together as a family before the children go back to school.”
“This is a big deal,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly.
“It’s royal tradition for the family to attend this together. Everyone understood the family not attending last year when Kate was sick but there’s been a lot of raised eyebrows at the palace about William’s decision to skip again this year. It feels like a deliberate move and even a snub.”
Last year, the family’s Easter celebrations were changed due to Charles and Kate’s cancer battles. Kate, William and the couple’s three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, were noticeably absent from the church service in March 2024.
At the time, Kate had taken a step back from her public duties as diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer earlier that year.
Meanwhile, Charles, 76, attended the 2024 Easter church service but was isolated from the main congregation to ensure his well-being as he also battled an undisclosed form of cancer, which was discovered earlier in the year. He chose not to participate in the post-service reception and family lunch, but he briefly greeted the public outside of the church.
